SKU: HL.49019546
ISBN 9790220133251. UPC: 884088924171. 8.25x11.75x0.134 inches. Latin. Choral Music of Our Time.
Joe Duddell's Magnificat and Nunc Dimtis was commissioned by Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts with funding from Kevin Jones and Laura Woodside-Jones and received its first performance by the Choir of Royal Holloway conducted by Rupert Gough at the 2011 Presteigne Festival. Duddell has acknowledged in the past that whilst composing any piece of music, problems arise that require solutions and this new setting of the Mag and Nunc is no different. The main challenge for a composer who is openly agnostic is the historical weight behind the liturgical text but taking both musical and philosophical inspiration from composers such as Holst and Tippett, Duddell's setting is a joyous and uplifting one. The work is dedicated to George Vass.
SKU: HL.14048130
UPC: 888680660802. 6.75x10.5x0.099 inches.
Nico Muhly's Third Service (Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis) is a work for SATB Choir and Organ Accompaniment. Commissioned by the Master and Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge, it was first performed by St John's College Choir on 29th May 2016. A full performance lasts around 7.5 minutes.
SKU: HL.14020352
UPC: 884088917173. 6.75x9.75x0.089 inches.
Whitbourn's setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for mixed chorus with Tenor solo also includes parts for Organ and optional Tam Tam percussion. The setting was first performed at King's College Chapel, Cambridge during Choral Evensong on Easter Day 2005 and broadcast live on BBC radio. Part of Chester Music's Contemporary Church Music Series.
SKU: BT.WHKM010S
Magnificat&nunc Dimittis.
SKU: BT.CAZCFHMGN01
English.
Vocal score for Cheryl Frances-Hoad's Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis for Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella.
SKU: MN.CH-1268
UPC: 765844005542. Luke 2:29-32.
Nunc Dimittis was written for the Fall, 2004 tour of Cantori Domino to York, England and performance during Evensong at York Minster. The accompanying Magnificat was written shortly before the completion of the Nunc Dimittis. Whereas the Magnificat was written to be boisterous and celebratory in its rendition, the Nunc Dimittis, utilizing the Gregorian chant as the main theme, evokes a more prayerful attitude with its softer tonalities and rhythms, then ending with a Gloria Patri, similar to the one contained in the Magnificat.
SKU: PL.9915
This elegantly written setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis wears its tradition boldly. In the Magnificat, the melodic lines for the treble voices soar in the best boy-choir tradition, while the other voices have much lyric and harmonic interest. The harmonic style could be characterized as mid-20th century with harmonic modernism that is always at the serice of the text. The Nunc Dimittis is simple, closing with a quiet statement of the Gloria. Dr. Guest, drawing from his skill as an organist, provides an organ accompaniment of great interest and beauty.
SKU: HL.49019937
ISBN 9790220134159. UPC: 888680029135. 8.25x12.0x0.135 inches. English. Choral Music of Our Time.
John Casken's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis was commissioned to mark the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East of England, where Casken lives. The book, dating from the 7th century, is one of the finest examples of Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian illuminated manuscript, containing the oldest surviving translation of the Gospels into English. The manuscript was produced at a monastery on the island of Lindisfarne but is normally housed at the British Library in London, and its special exhibition in the Palace Green Library at Durham was marked by a summer-long celebration of the arts. Casken's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis is set in English.
SKU: HL.14004169
UPC: 884088445843. 6.75x9.75x0.058 inches.
A setting of the Evening Canticles for SATB Choir and Organ. Commissioned by the Southern Cathedrals Festival.
SKU: SU.80101152
These unique and creative settings of the traditional evening canticles were written for the Voluntary Choir of Manchester Cathedral. The Magnificat is joyful, with a light, skipping accompaniment. The Nunc Dimittis is introspective and contrasts with the Magnificat. It makes use of the octatonic mode to create an atmosphere of slightly aching serenity. 24 pages Published by: Zimbel Press.
SKU: HL.277960
6.5x9.75 inches.
Rachel Portman's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for SATB choir and organ accompaniment. Born in west Sussex, England, Rachel Portman began composing at age 14 and studied music at Oxford University. She gained experience writing music for drama in BBC and Channel 4 films including Mike Leigh's Four Days in July and Jim Henson's Storyteller series. Her extensive film work includes scores for Never Let Me Go, The Joy Luck Club, Benny and June, and The Manchurian Candidate. She won an Academy award for her score for Emma and Academy nominations for Chocolat and The Cider House Rules. She has written a musical of Little House on the Prairie as well as an opera of Saint Exupery's The Little Prince for Houston Grand Opera and The Water Diviner, a dramatic choral symphony commissioned for the BBC Proms concerts. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
SKU: HL.14043158
8.25x11.75x0.055 inches.
Brian Chapple 's setting of the Evening Canticles, for SATB chorus and Organ.
SKU: PL.1962M
Written for two-part treble choir, the Magnificat is a spirit-filled dance partnered between choir and organ. The step-wise chordal accompaniment in the Nunc Dimittis sets the scene as shrouded in mystery.